Method of and machine for use in the manufacture of shoes



L. s. MACDONALD 2,026,641

METHOD OF AND MACHINE FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SHOES Jan. ,7, 1936.

Filed March 20, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 L. S. MACDONALD Jan. 7, 1936METHOD OF AND MACHINE FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SHOES Filed March20, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 7, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE METHOD OF AND MACHINE FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SHOESApplication March 20, 1933, SerialNo. 661,644

41 Claims.

This invention relates to the manufacture of shoes and, in some of itsaspects, more particularly to the manufacture of shoes of a kind inwhich the upper is secured in lasted relation to an insole by adhesion.

Objects of the present invention are to provide an improved method ofmaking shoes and also a machine adapted for use in the practice of themethod. In the attainment of one of its objects the invention provides anovel method of making shoes in which cement is used as anupper-securing medium, in the practice of which diiierent portions ofthe upper are fastened in lasted relation to a last and to an insole onthe last by fastenings which are themselves adhesively secured to theupper and the insole to hold the upper in lasted position until thecement has set and are thereafter removed from the shoe.- Thefastenings, as illustrated herein, comprise strips of adhesive materialwhich are laid over the margin of the upper and against the bottom faceof the insole in the lasting operation, the material being of such acharacter as to adhere quickly and firmly to the upper and the insole.In the illustrated manner of practicing the method the temporaryfastenings are removed from the shoe. after the cement has set, duringand as an incident to an upper-roughening operation whereby the overlaidmargin of the upper is roughened to prepare it for the reception of anadhesive for attaching an outsole to the shoe. In another aspect, theinvention provides a novel method of lasting, whereby adhesivefastenings are applied progressively to the shoe in the laying of themarinal portion of the upper over the insole.

For use in lasting shoes in the practice of the novel method there isprovided, in accordance with one feature of the invention, a novelorganization comprising means for pulling an upper over a last and meansfor laying the marginof the upper over an insole on the last andfastening it in lasted position by fastenings which are adhesivelysecured to the upper and the insole. As herein illustrated, there is agripper for pulling the upper over the last and an overlaying member forlaying the margin of the tensioned upper over the insole and for alsopressing a fastening of adhesive material into position to adhere to theupper and the insole. In the construction shown, the overlaying membercomprises a freely rotatable roll which is moved inwardly over the shoebottom by a carrier and is arranged to engage the end of an adhesivetape and as it moves inwardly to feed a portion of the tape from asource of supply and lay it over the upper and against the insole, atape-controlling member being pro vided on the carrier to cooperate withthe overlaying roll to bend the adhesive tape around the roll so as toposition the end of the tape beneath the roll.

As herein shown, the above-mentioned carrier is mounted for forwardmovement in a direction inclined toward the bottom of the shoe and, inorder that the margin of the upper Will be pressed into firm adheringrelation to the insole throughout the entire width of the margin, thereis provided, in accordance with a further feature of the invention,means for imparting to the overlaying iember substantially at thebeginning of the forward movement of the carrier a movement in a.different direction to carry it into position to press the margin of theupper initially against the outer edge portion of the bottom face of theinsole, and for then controllingthe movement of the overlaying memberinwardly of the shoe bottom in such manner as to cause it to move in aplane substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the last.Thereafter the overlaying member is moved upwardly away from the shoebottom in a direction substantially at right angles to the direction ofits inward movement. Thus, as herein illustrated, the movements of theoverlaying and fastening-applying member are so controlled that as itmoves inwardly over the shoe bottom it presses the margin of the upperfor its entire width against the insole and lays a fastening from theedge of the shoe bottom inwardly over the margin of the upper andagainst the insole beyond the inner edge of the upper. It is to beunderstood, however, that with respect to the above-described movementsof the overlaying member the invention is not limited to an organizationin which an adhesive fastening is applied to the shoe by this member.

For severing the adhesive fastenings from their source of supply thereis provided, in accordance with another feature of the invention, meansoperating in time relation to the movements of the overlaying andfastening-applying member for severing that portion of the adhesivematerial which has been laid over the margin of the upper and againstthe bottom face of the insole. As

- illustrated, a knife is provided which is mounted for movement in theabove-mentioned carrier beneath the fastening-applying member. The knifeis operated by a spring which is arranged to be tensioned by movement ofthe fasteningapplying member toward the work and which is released torender it operative after the member has compieted its movement inwardlyover the shoe bottom and substantially at the time when the memberbegins its movement upwardly away from the shoe bottom. The fasteningsare thus severed from their source of supply close to the bottom face ofthe insole after they have been pressed into position to adhere to theupper and the insole in the lasting operation.

The above and other features of the invention, including various noveldetails of construction and combinations of parts, and also the novelmethod aspects of the invention, will now be more particularly set forthby reference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of a portion of a machine adapted foruse in the practice of the method and in which features of the inventionare embodied, illustrating the positions of the parts when the machineis at rest;

Fig. 2 is a View of a portion of the structure shown in Fig. 1, butillustrating the positions of the parts substantially at the beginningof the inward movement of the overlaying and fasteningapplying member;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but illustrating the positions ofthe parts substantially at the completion of the inward movement of theoverlaying and fastening-applying member;

Fig. i is a view similar to Fig. 2, but illustrating the positions ofthe parts substantially at the beginning of the movement of theoverlaying member upwardly away from the shoe bottom;

Fig. 5 is a view in front elevation of parts shown in Fig. 1; V

Fig. 6 shows a shoe as it appears after the upper along the sides of theshoe has been lasted in accordance with the method of this invention andby the illustrated machine; and

Fig. 7 is a'perspective view of the shoe as it appears during the stepof roughening the overlaid margin of the upper and removing thetemporary fastenings.

The machine illustrated herein is of the same general type as themachine fully shown and described in Letters Patent of the United StatesNo. 1,796,451, granted March '17, 1931 on an application of GeorgeGoddu. Accordingly, it is only necessary to refer herein, for the mostpart, to

the construction and the mode of operation of the novel overlaying andfastening-applying mechanism of this invention.

It will be understood that the shoe upper materials 2S, hereinafterfrequently referred to inclusively as the shoe upper and including, forexample, the upper leather or and the lining b, and the insole areassembled on the last 2d and the upper pulled over in the usual mannerprior to the side-lasting operation. Before performing the side-lastingoperation by the use of the illustrated machine, the margins of thevarious layers of the shoe upper materials (with the exception of theouter face of the upper leather) from a point substantially at orsomewhat to the rear of the heel breast line to substantially the tipline may be coated with an adhesive which may or may not also be appliedto the margin of the insole. The shoe is then supported bottom upward inthe hands of the operator and adjacent portions of the sides of the shoepresented successively to the lasting instrumentalities of the machine.

In each lasting position of the shoe the upper materials are pulled by agripper 25 and are then laid inwardly over the insole 22. and pressedinto position to adhere thereto and are fastened initiallv in lastedposition by temporary non-memargin of the upper and to the bottom faceof the insole in the lasting operation. The present inventioncontemplates allowing the fastenings to remain on the shoe bottom untilthe cement has set suiiiciently to retain the upper in lasted positionand then removing them, although this procedure may be varied if anoutsole is to be attached permanently to the upper by stitches, in whichcase the fastenings may remain in the shoe. In such a case also the useof adhesive between the upper materials .and the insole may be dispensedwith.

To assist in determining the proper relation of the shoe to the lastinginstrumentalities of the machine there is provided an edge gage 28 whichis arranged to engage the side of the shoe at or near the edge of theinsole and a sole rest 35 arranged to engage the shoe bottom at aconsiderable distance from the edge of the shoe bottom. The edge gage2!) is pivotally mounted at v 32 on a bracket 3 which is adjustablealong a guideway 35 formed in the head of the machine and is held inadjusted position by a cap screw 38.

The gripper 26 comprises a pair of jaws M] which, in the illustratedmachine, are curved latlaying and fastening-applying mechanism of thisinvention. The means for operating the gripper is not shown or describedherein since it is the same as similar means shown and described in theprior Letters Patent hereinbeforementioned. AS more fully described inthat patent the gripper 26 is moved first downwardly toward the bottomsurface of the shoe and then outwardly into position to grip the shoeupper materials, after which it is given a heightwise movement totension the upper over the last and then a movement inwardly over theshoe bottom while maintaining its hold on the upper. As the gripper 26completes its inward pulling movement the lasting margin of the upperadjacent to the gripper is laid over the margin of the insole andpressed into position to adhere thereto by means which is arranged alsoto lay a strip of adhesive material over the margin of the upper andagainst the bottom face of the insole to hold the upper in lastedposition.

In order that the margin of the upper will be pressed into position toadhere firmly to the insole throughout the entire width of said marginthe overlaying means is moved into position to press the margin of theupper against the outer edge portion of the bottom face of the insolesubstantially at the beginning of its overlaying movement and preferablythis movement of the overlaying member into pressure-applying positionis completed before the gripper releases its hold on the upper.

In the illustrated machine the means for laying the margin of the upperover the insole comprises a freely rotatable roll 52 mounted on alaterally extending pin i in a cap &6 secured to the lower end of abracket 38. The bracket Q8 is secured to the forward end of a carrier orslide 59 which is mounted for movement in a forwardly and downwardlyinclined guideway formed on a member 52. The member 52; is secured byscrews M to a holder 56 which has a downwardly extending aces; 641: 3

portion fast on a. rock shaft. '60 mounted in the head 62 offthemachine.

a cam 64 which engages aroll 66 on the slide and =1. which.- is formedin one side of a'cam wheel 68 As previously pointed: out, the overlayingmemher is moved into position to press the margin of the upper adjacentto the edge of the shoe bottom against the insole substantially at thebeginning of its overlaying movement. For this purpose there is securedto the rock shaft 60 a lever I2 provided with a roll 14 engaged by apower cam I6 formed in one side of a cam wheel TI on the shaft Ill; Theconfiguration of the cam 76 is such that as the slide 50 begins itsforward movement the member 562 that supports the slide is swung .in aclockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 1 to impart to the overlayingmember 42 a movement in a different direction to carry it into positionto press the margin ofthe upper against the margin of the insoleadjacent to its outer edge. As theslide 50 continues its forwardmovement the cam [6 acts to swing the member 56 about its pivot in a.counterclockwise direction to vary the direction of movement of theslide 56 in such manner as to cause the overlaying member 62 to bemovedinwardly over the shoebottom in a plane substantially parallel tothe bottom surface of the last to lay the margin of the upper over theinsole. After the slide 58 has completed its forward movement, a furtherswinging movement in a counterclockwise direction is imparted to themember 56 to carry the overlaying member 42. upwardly away from the shoebottom in a direction substantially at right angles to the direction ofits inward movement, after which the slide 56 is retracted to return themember 42 to its initial position.

In the illustrated machine the overlaying member 42 serves also as amember for applying fastenings to the upper and the insole to hold theupper in lasted position. The fastenings as herein illustrated comprisestrips of adhesive material or tape which are fed from a source ofsupply and: pressed into position to adhere to the margin of the upperand the bottom face of the insole as the overlaying member movesinwardly over the shoe bottom to press the margin'of the upper againstthe insole. As shown in Fig. 1, there is loosely mounted on a support orspindle 18 on the bracket 48 a roll 80 of adhesive tape, a portion ofwhich extends downwardly over a guide roll 82 pivotally mounted in thebracket 48 above the overlaying member 42 and into engagement with theoverlaying member. As shown, the end of the tape is engaged by atape-positioning member 84 which is adjustable toward or from theoverlaying member 42 in a downwardly and rearwardly extending guideway85 formed in the bracket 48; a cap screw fisbeing provided for holdingthe member 84in adjusted position.

The tape-positioning I member I 84' is provided with an end 9i! which,as shown; is formed and arranged to cooperate with the overlaying member42' to bend the end of the adhesive tape beneath the overlaying memberand thus to hold. the end of the tape in position to be engagedlby theoverlaying member and pressed against the margin of the upper as theoverlaying member moves into position to press the margin of the upperagainst the outer edge of the shoe'bottom. It will be readily seen thatas the overlaying member is moved downwardly into position to Theslide50: is. moved along the guideway toward and from. the shoe by press themargin of the upper against the insole substantially at the beginning ofits overlaying movement the end of the adhesive tape will be engaged byit and. pressed into position to adhere to the margin of the upper, andthat as the overlaying member moves inwardly over the shoe bottom aportion of the tape will be fed from the roll 80 and laid over themargin of the upper by the movement of the member. In order that thetape will be adhesively secured also to the adjacent portion of thebottom face of the insole the cam 64 is so formed that a forwardmovement of sufiicient extent is imparted to the slide 50 to carry theoverlaying member inwardly over the bottom face of the insole.

For holding the roll 80 of adhesive tape on its support there isprovided a cover 92 which is pivotally mounted at 94 on the bracket 48and is held in engagement with a finished surface 96 (Fig. 5) onthe'braoket by means of a spring 98.

The cover 92 is provided with a handle I80 by means of which it may beswung about its pivot 94 to facilitate removal and replacement of therolls of adhesive tape.

For severing from the rollof adhesive tape that portion of it which hasbeen applied to the upper and the insole by the overlaying member thereis provided means operating in time relation to the movements of theoverlayingmember for cut ting the tape close to the bottom face of theinsole substantially at the time when the overlaying member begins itsmovement upwardly away from the shoe bottom. As shown particularly inFig. l the cap 35 is provided with a guideway )2 for a chopping knife134 which is carried by a member i516 pivotally connected to the lowerend of an arm H38 which at its upper end is pivoted on a stud i It, Fig.5, carried by the slide 50. The knife Hit is held in adjusted positionrelatively to the member Hit by means of a cap screw IE2 and preferablyis so adjusted, when the parts are in their idle positions, that itscutting edge extends beyond the axis of the pin 44- a distance slightlygreater than the radius of the roll 42 plus the thickness of theadhesive tape. The arm I 68 is operated to impart tape cutting movementto the knife Hi4 by a torsion spring M4, Figs. 1 and 5, one end of whichis connected to a member H5 which may be turned to adjust the tension ofthe spring and is held adjusted position by a pin I I8 arranged to enterany one of a series of holes I23 formed in a member I22 fast on the endof the stud To limit the drivingmovement of the arm I98 there isprovided a fiber washer I24 which is adjustable by means of a screw 26mounted in a split bracket 28 on the slide to, a screw its beingprovided for effecting relative movement of the two parts of the splitbracket to-bind the screw I in ad.- justed position.

For swinging the arm I 53 against the resistance of the spring i I 3 toretract the knife m4 prepare.- tory to the tape-cutting operation thereis pivoted at on the head of the machine a lever i3 3; Fig. l, on whichis pivotally mounted at I a latch $38 for engaging the lower end of aplate MB on the lever IE8. A spring 952 connected at one end to thelatch 38 and at its other end to a pin M4 on the lever I35 tends to holdthe latch I36 in position to engage the plate I i-E. It will thus beevident that, when the slide receives its forward movement the arm 858is held back by the latch 35, so that the knife 58% does not moveforwardly with the slide as; The slide 59. carries an adjustable screwI46 which is arranged to engage and operate a finger hi8 projecting fromthe latch I38. The forward movement of the slide 55, however, does notcarry the screw l lfi far enough to act on the finger I48 since it isnecessary to allow time for the overlaying member to begin its upwardmovement after the slide 50 has arrived at the end of its forwardmovement. Release of the arm IDS is accordingly effected in response toa movement of the lever I34 such as to cause the screw I46 to act on thefinger M8 to disengage the latch 538 from the plate I49. This movementis effected early in the upward movement of the overlaying member by apath cam I50 formed in one side of the cam wheel 68 on the shaft II! andengaging a roll-I54 on the lever I34. In the return of the parts tostarting position the latch I38 is engaged by a stop shoulder I55 on thelever 934 to hold it in position to connect again with the plate Milwhen the slide 56 arrives at the end of its retractive movement.

In the operation of the machine briefly summarized the operator presentsthe shoe in engagement with the edge gage 28 and with the sole rest 3!]in position for the gripperjaws 4i), when operated, to engage thatportion of the upper upon which a lasting operation is to be performedand then starts the machine by depressing a starting treadle (not shown)with which the machine is provided. The gripper then grips the upper andpulls it heightwise of the -last and. inwardly over the insole. inwardlyover the insole the gripper is positioned substantially as indicated inFig. 2. While the gripper is thus holding the upper the overlayingmember @2 is moved forwardly by the action of the cam 64 on the slide 50and substantially at the beginning of its forward movement is swungdownwardly by the rocking of the member 56 about the axis of therock-shaft 60. As the overlaying member is swung downwardly it engagesthe end of the adhesive tape and presses it against the upper while alsopressing the upper down upon the bottom face of the insole at the edgeof the shoe bottom. The overlaying member is then moved inwardly in aplane substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the last to pressthe margin of the upper progressively against the bottom face of theinsole in position to adhere thereto through the action of the cement,and as the overlaying member moves inwardly it feeds a length of tapefrom the roll 80 and applies it to the margin of the upper and to theadjacent portion of the insole to hold the upper in lasted position(Fig. 3). As the slide 50 moves forwardly the knife IE4 is retractedagainst the resistance of the spring IIA through the action of the latchI38 upon the arm I08.

After the slide 50 has completed its forward movement the cam I6 acts toswing the lever 12 and the member 56 in a counterclockwise direction asviewed in Fig. 1 about the axis of the shaft 66 to move the overlayingmember upwardly away from the shoe bottom. In predetermined timerelation to the upward movement of the overlaying member and preferablyat or near the time when the overlaying member arrives in the positionshown in Fig. 4 the arm I98 is released by the latch I38 to the actionof the spring I It in response to movement of the lever i3 3, and theknife I04 is thereby rendered operative to sever the fastening I5 ofadhesive material from its source of supply. After the temporaryfastening has been severed from the roll of fastening material the slide50 is retracted to its In pulling the upper starting position along withthe other operating- .normal to the edge curvature of the insole andthat they may overlap one another to some extent particularly along theball portions, and in narrow shank shoes, along the shank portionwithout this affecting their holding power.

ter the side-lasting operation has been performed the ends of the shoeare lasted in the usual manner, after which the shoe is in condition forthe attachment of its outsole. As previously pointed out, the presentinvention contemplates that if, for example, the outsole is to befastened to the shoe by cement the temporary fastenings will preferablybe removed from the shoe after the cement which has been applied to themargins of the shoe uppermaterials or to the margin of the insole or toboth, has set sulliciently to retain the upper in lasted position. Thismay be done conveniently without loss of time to the operator in asubsequent operation on the shoe, for example when the overlasted marginof the upper is roughened to prepare it for the reception of adhesivefor securing it to an outsole.

The overlasted margin of the upper is usually roughened by means of aroughening tool such as that indicated at I60 in Fig. '7 which isrotated in a direction for its shoe-engaging portion to move inwardlyfrom the edge of the shoe bottom. A suitable tool, such as iscustomarily employed for the purpose, is disclosed and claimed inLetters Patent of the United States No. 1,989,078, Granted January 29,1935, upon an application of Charles G. Brostrom. Roughening tools ofthe type disclosed in the above-mentioned application are each providedwith a plurality of wire bristles which act to roughen the upper withouttearing or otherwise damaging it, and as the shoe herein shown is movedprogressively past the roughening tool to cause the tool to act fromsubstantially the heel breast line forwardly to the toe end of the shoethe wire bristles engage and remove the strips I5 of adhesive materialfrom the overlaid margin of the upper, the shoe being preferably movedrelatively to the tool to remove also any portions of the stripsadhering- 1. In a lasting machine, a member for laying the margin of anupper over an insole on a last, and means for moving said memberinwardly over the insole, said member being arranged to apply to theupper and the insole an adhesive fastening to hold the upper in lastedposition.

2. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole successively in different locations along theedge said margin into position to adhere to the bottom face of theinsole, said means being movable inof the shoe bottom, said means beingconstructed and arranged to apply an adhesive fastening to the shoebottom to lay the margin of the upper over the insole and also to applya fastening of adhesive material in position to adhere to the upper andthe insole.

4. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for pulling an upperover a last, of an overlaying member movable to press the margin of theupper into position to adhere to an insole on the last through theaction of cement and also to lay a strip of adhesive material over themargin of the upper and against the bottom face of the insole to holdthe upper in lasted position.

5. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for pulling an upperover a last, of a member movable inwardly over the shoe bottom forapplying rolling pressure to the margin of the upper to lay it intoposition to adhere to an insole on the last through the action ofcement, said member being arranged to act during its inward movement toapply a strip of adhesive material to the upper and the insole to fastenthe upper in lasted position.

6. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for pulling an upperover a last, of means for laying the margin of the tensioned upper overan insole on the last and for feeding from a source of supply afastening of adhesive material and pressing it into position to adhereto the upper and the insole. V

7. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for pulling an upperover a last, of means for positioning the upper in lasted relation to aninsole on the last and for fastening it in lasted position comprising amember movable to lay the margin of the upper over the insole and alsoto apply a strip of adhesive material to the upper and insole, and meansfor severing said strip from a source of supply.

8. In a lasting machine, means for positioning an upper in lastedrelation to an insole on a last and for fastening it in lasted positioncomprising a member movable to lay the margin of the upper over theinsole and also to feed a strip of adhesive material from a roll of suchmaterial and to press it upon the upper and insole, and means forsevering the strip from the roll of material.

9. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for pulling an upperover a last, of means for positioning the upper in lasted relation to aninsole on the last and for fastening it in lasted positioned comprisinga freely rotatable roll movable inwardly over the shoe bottom to lay themargin of the upper against the insole and to apply a strip of adhesivematerial to the upper and insole, and a member movable with said rolland arranged to bend the adhesive material about the roll in position tobe applied to the shoe by the roll.

10. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for pulling anupper over a last and inwardly over an insole on the last, of means forengaging the end of a roll of adhesive material and for pressing it intoposition to adhere to said margin and for thereafter feeding a length ofthe adhesive material from the roll and laying it over the margin of theupper while pressing wardly over the insole beyond the edge of the upperto lay the adhesive material against the insole, and means for severingthe applied portion of the adhesive materialfrom the roll.

11. In a lasting machine, the combination with a gripper for pulling anupper over a last, of an overlaying member for laying the margin of theupper over an insole on the last, said member being arranged to engagethe end of a roll of adhesive material and to feed from the roll aportion of it and apply it in position to adhere to the upper and theinsole, and means for severing the applied portion of adhesive materialfrom the roll.

$2. In a lasting machine, the combination with a gripper for'pulling anupper over a last, of an overlaying member movable inwardly over theshoe bottom to lay the margin of the tensioned upper over an insole onthe last, a member for supporting the end of a roll of adhesive materialin position to be engaged by said overlaying member to cause a portionof the adhesive material tobe laid over the margin of the upper andagainst the'bottom face of the insole by the overlaying member duringits inward movement, and

means for severing from the roll of adhesive material that portion of itwhich has been applied to the upper and the insole.

13. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for pulling anupper over a last, of an overlaying roll movable toward the bottom faceof an insole on the last into position to press the ber for laying themargin of the upper in lasted relation to an insole on the last, meansconstructed to impart to said member a movement toward the shoe bottomin a direction inclined toward the bottom face of the insole, andadditional means for swinging said member into position to press themargin of the upper against the outer edge portion of the bottom face ofthe insole substantially at the beginning of its movement over the shoeand for thereafter controlling the movement of said member so as tocause it to move over the shoe bottom in a plane substantially parallelto the shoe bottom.

15. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for pulling anupper over a last, of an overlaying member for applying pressure to themargin of the tensioned upper to lay it in position to adhere to aninsole on the last, means for moving the overlaying member toward thebottom of the shoe in a direction inclined toward the bottom face of theinsole, and means for imparting to said member substantially at thebeginning of its inclined movement a movement in a different directionto carry it into position to press the margin of the upper against thebottom face of the insole in a location substantially at the edge of theinsole.

16. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for pulling anupper over a last, of an overlaying member for pressing the margin ofthe tensioned upper into position to adhere to an insole on the last, acarrier for moving the overlaying member inwardly over the bottom of theshoe, a pivoted support for the carrier relatively to which the carrieris movable in a direction inclined toward the bottom face of the insole,and means constructed to operate in time relation to the movement of thecarrier to swing the support about its pivot and thus to move theoverlaying member into position to press the margin of the upper againstthe outer edge portion of the bottom face of the insole substantially atthe beginning of its inward movement over the shoe bottom.

17. In a lasting machine, a member for laying the marginal portion of anupper inwardly over an insole on a last, a carrier supporting saidmember and movable in a forwardly and downwardly inclined direction toimpart to the member its operative movement, and means for imparting tosaid carrier also a downward swinging movement to cause the overlayingmember to press the upper against the outer edge portion of the bottomface of the insole prior to its movement farther inwardly over theinsole.

18. In a lasting machine, a member for laying the marginal portion of anupper inwardly over an insole on a last, a carrier supporting saidmember and movable in a forwardly and downwardly inclined direction toimpart to the member its operative movement, means for thus moving saidcarrier, and additional means for swinging the carrier downwardly tocause the overlaying member to press the upper initially against theouter edge portion of the bottom face of the insole and for thereafterswinging the carrier upwardly during its movement to carry the memberfarther inwardly over the insole.

19. A lasting machine having, in combination, a gripperrfor pulling anupper over a last, a roll for overlaying the margin of the upper pulledby the gripper, a carrier for said roll movable toward and from thework, a pivoted support for said carrier relatively to which the carrieris movable in a direction inclined toward the bottom of the shoe, andautomatic means for varying the direction of 'movement of said carrierby movement of the support about its pivot to cause the roll to be movedfirst into position to press the upper against the outer edge portion ofthe bottom face of an insole on the last and then to be moved inwardlyover the shoe bottom in a plane substantially parallel to the bottomsurface of the last to lay the margin of the upper against the insole.

20. A lasting machine having, in combination, agripper for pulling anupper over a last, an overlaying member, a carrier for said overlayingmember movable toward and from the work, a pivoted support for saidcarrier relatively to which the carrier is movable in a directioninclined toward the bottom of the shoe, means for moving the carrierrelatively to its support, and

cam-controlled means for swinging the support about its pivot to varythe direction of movement of the carrier and thus to cause theoverlaying member to be moved into position to press the margin of theupper against the bottom face of the insole adjacent its outer edge andthen to be moved inwardly over the shoe bottom in a plane substantiallyparallel to the bottom surface of the last to lay the margin of theupper against the insole.

21. A lasting machine having, in combination, a gripper for pulling anupper over a last, an overlaying member, a tape-controlling memberadjustable toward and from said overlaying member and having an endportion formed and arranged to bend an adhesive tape beneath saidoverlaying member, and means for moving said overlaying member inwardlyover the shoe bottom to press the margin of the upper against the bottomface of an insole on the last and to lay said adhesive tape over themargin of the upper and against the bottom face of the insole to holdthe upper in lasted position.

22. A lasting machine having, in combination, a gripper for pulling anupper over a last, an overlaying member, a member for supporting the endof a roll of adhesive material beneath said overlaying member, means formoving the overlaying member inwardly over the shoe bottom to lay themargin of the upper against an insole on the last and to apply a lengthof the adhesive material in position to adhere to the upper and theinsole, and means for severing from the roll of adhesive material theapplied portion of it after the overlaying member has completed itsinward movement.

23. A lasting machine having, in combination, a gripper for pulling anupper over a last, an overlaying member, a member for supporting the endof a roll of adhesive material beneath said overlaying member, means formoving said overlaying member inwardly over the shoe bottom to lay themargin of the upper against an insole on the last and to feed from saidroll of adhesive material a portion of it and lay it over the upper andagainst the insole, a knife for severing the applied portion of theadhesive material from the roll, and means for operating the knife afterthe overlaying member has completed its inward movement.

24. A lasting machine having, in combination, a gripper for pulling anupper over a last and inwardly over an insole on the last, an overlayingmember, a member arranged to cooperate with said overlaying member tobend the end portion of a roll of adhesive tape around said overlayingmember, means for moving said overlaying member into position to forcethe margin of the upper against the insole and to press the end of thetape A against the margin of the upper, said means being constructed andarranged to impart to said overlaying member a movement inwardly overthe shoe bottom to press the margin of the upper against the insole andto lay the tape over the upper and against the insole, and meansconstructed and arranged to operate in time relation to the movements ofthe overlaying member to sever the applied portion of the tape from theroll after the overlaying member has completed its inward movement.

25. In a lasting machine, the combination with a gripper for pulling anupper over a last, of an overlaying member movable inwardly over theshoe bottom to press the margin of the tensioned upper into position toadhere to an insole on the last and also to feed from a roll of adhesivetape a portion of it and lay it over the upper and against the insole, aknife for severing from the roll of tape the applied portion of it,means for operating the knife comprising a spring arranged to betensioned by the movement of the overlaying member inwardly over theshoe bottom, and mechanism for releasing said spring to render itoperative after the overlaying member has completed its inward movement.

26. In a lasting machine, the combination with a gripper for pulling anupper over a last, of an overlaying member movable inwardly over thebottom of the shoe for pressing the margin of the upper against aninsole on the last, a member arranged to cooperate with said overlayingmember to position the end of a roll of adhesive material between saidoverlaying member and the shoe and thereby to cause said overlayingmember during its inward movement to feed from said roll a length ofadhesive material and lay it over-the upper and the insole, means formoving the overlaying member inwardly over the shoe bottom, a knifearranged to sever from'the roll of adhesive material that portion of itapplied to the upper and the insole, a spring for operating said knife,means for tensioning said spring by the movement of the overlayingmember inwardly over the shoe bottom, and means constructed and arrangedto operate independently of said movement of the overlaying member afterthe completion of said movement to release the spring for the operationof the knife.

27. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for pulling anupper over a last, of an overlaying member, a member .for positioningthe end of a roll of adhesive material beneath said overlaying member,means for moving said overlaying member inwardly over the shoe bottom topress the margin of the upper into position to adhere to an insole onthe last and to lay the adhesive material over the upper and against theinsole, means for imparting to said overlaying memher at the end of itsinward movement a movement in a direction substantially at right anglesto the direction of its inward movement to carry it away from the shoebottom, and means constructed to operate in time relation to themovements of said overlaying member to sever from the roll of adhesivematerial the applied portion of it after the overlaying member hascompleted its movement inwardly over the shoe bottom and substantiallyat the time when the overlaying member begins its movement away from theshoe bottom.

28. A lasting machine having, in combination, means for pulling an upperover a last, an overlaying member, a carrier for said overlaying membermovable toward and from the work, a support on said carrier for a rollof adhesive tape, a member mounted on said carrier and arranged tocooperate with said overlaying member to position the end of the tapebeneaththe overlaying member, means for operating the. carrier" to movethe overlaying member inwardly over the shoe bottom to press the marginof the upper against an insole on the last and to lay the tape over theupper and against the insole, a knife for severing the applied portionof tape from the roll, an arm pivotally mounted on said carrier foroperating the knife, a spring for operating said arm, means for holdingback said arm when the carrier moves toward the work and for therebytensioning said spring, and means for releasing said arm after thecarrier has completed its movement toward the work.

29. A lasting machine having, in combination, means for pulling an upperover a last, an overlaying member, a member arranged to cooperate withsaid overlaying member to support the end of a roll of adhesive materialbeneath said member, means comprising a carrier for imparting to saidoverlaying member movement heightwise of the shoe to press the margin ofthe upper against the outer edge portion of the bottom face of an insoleon the last and to press the end of the adhesive material against themargin of the upper, then a movement inwardly over the shoe bottom in aplane substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the last to laythe margin of the upper against the insole and to feed a portion of theadhesive material from the roll and to press it into position to adhereto the upper and the insole, followed by a movement upwardly away fromthe shoe bottom in a direction substantially at right angles to thedirection of its inward movement, and a knife movable relatively to saidoverlaying member for severing the applied portion of the adhesivematerial from the roll substantially at the beginning of the upwardmovement of the overlaying member.

30. That improvement in methods of making shoes in which cement is usedto secure the uppers in lasted relation to insoles which comprisesassembling a shoe upper and an insole on a last, working the upper intolasted relation to the last and laying its margin inwardly over theinsole with cement between the upper and the insole, fastening the upperin lasted position by fastening means which is adhesively secured tothe, upper and the insole in the overlaying operation, and after thecement has set sufficiently to retain the upper in lasted positionremoving the fastening means.

31. That improvement in methods of making shoes in which cement is usedto secure the up pers in lasted relation to insoles which com.- prisesassembling a shoe upper and an insole on a last, working difierentportions of the upper successively into lasted relation to: the insolewith cement between the upper and the insole, applying to each portionof the upper while working it into lasted position a fastening which isadhesively secured to the margin of the upper and then to the bottomface of the insole to hold the upper in lasted position, and after thecement has set sufiiciently to hold the upper in lasted positionremoving the fastenings or at least those portions of them adhering tothe-margin of the upper.

32. That improvement in methods of making shoes in which cement is usedto secure the uppers in lasted relation to insoles which comprisesassembling a shoe upper and an inso e on alast;

working the upper into lasted relation to the last and insole withcement between the upper and the insole, fastening the upper in lastedposition by fastening means which is adhesively secured to the upper andthe insole, and thereafter roughening the overlasted margin of the upperand in the roughening operation removing the fastening means.

33. That improvement in methods of making shoes in which cement is usedto secure the uppers in lasted relation to insoles which comprisesassembling a shoe upper and an insole on a last, working difierentportions of the upper successively along the sides of the shoeintolasted relation to the last and insole with cement between the upper andthe insole, fastening each portion of the upper in lasted position by afastening which is adhesively secured to the margin of the upper and thebottom face of the insole, allowing the fastenings to remain on the shoeuntil the cement has set suiiiciently to hold the upper in lastedposition, and thereafter roughening the overlasted margin of the upperand in the roughening operation removing the fastenings.

34. That improvement in methods of making shoes in which cement is usedto secure the up pers in lasted relation to insoles which comprisesassembling a shoe upper and an insole on a last, pulling differentportions of the upper successive- 1y along the sides of the shoe overthe last and inwardly over the margin of the insole, pressing the marginof each pulled-over portion of the upper against the bottom face. of theinsole with cement between the upper and the insole and, while pressingthe upper against the insole, fastening it temporarily in lastedposition by securing to its outer face and to the bottom face of theinsole a strip of adhesive material, allowing the strips of adhesivematerial to remain on the shoe until after the cement has setsufficiently to hold the upper in lasted position, and then removing thestrips of adhesive material.

35. That improvement in methods of making shoes which comprisesassembling a shoe upper and an insole on a last, applying an adhesive tothe marginal portions of the shoe upper materials, working a portion ofthe upper into lasted relation to the last and insole and fastening ittemporarily in lasted position by a fastening which is adhesivelysecured to the upper and the insole, similarly working other portions ofthe upper into lasted position and fastening them along the sides ofthe. shoe, lasting the toe and heel portions of the upper, andthereafter roughening the overlasted margin of the upper and removingthe temporary fastenings.

36. That improvement in methods of making shoes which consists inassembling a shoe upper and an insole on a last, applying cement to themarginal portions of the shoe upper materials, pulling differentportions of the upper along the sides of the shoe over the last, layingthe margin of each tensioned portion of' the upper inwardly over thebottom face of the insole and pressing it into position to adherethereto, fastening each overlaid portion temporarily in lasted positionby a strip of adhesive tape which is secured to the overlaid margin ofthe upper and to the bottom face of the insole, lasting the toe and heelportions of the shoe while the upper at the sides of the shoe is held inlasted position by the strips of adhesive tape, and thereafterroughening the overlaid margin of the upper and in the rougheningoperation removing the strips of adhesive 'tape.

progressively applying an adhesive fastening to the margin of the upperfrom the edge of the shoe bottom inwardly in the overlaying operationand pressing a portion of the fastening into position to adhere to theinsole.

38. That improvement in methods of making shoes which comprisesassembling a shoe upper and an insole on a last, pulling the upper overthe last, laying the margin of the upper from the edge of the shoebottom inwardly over the bottom face of the insole, and while laying theupper over the insole progressively applying a strip of adhesive tape tothe margin of the upper and then pressing the tape into position toadhere to the insole.

39. That improvement in methods of making shoes which comprisesconforming a shoe upper to the contour of a last and laying the marginof the upper from the edge of the shoe bottom inwardly over an insole onthe last, engaging the end of a roll of adhesive material and applyingthe adhesive material progressively to the margin of the upper in theoverlaying operation, pressing a portion of the adhesive materialagainst the insole, and severing from the roll the adhesive materialapplied to the upper and the insole.

40. That improvement in methods of making shoes in which cement is usedto secure the uppers in lasted relation to insoles which comprisesassembling a shoe upper and an insole on a last, working differentportions of the upper into lasted relation to the last and insole withcement between the upper and the insole, fastening each overworkedportion of the upper in lasted position by fastening means which isadhesively secured to the upper and the insole, and thereafterroughening the overlasted margin of the upper.

41. That improvement in methods of making shoes which comprisesassembling a shoe upper and an insole on a last, applying an adhesive tothe marginal portions of the shoe upper materials, working a portion ofthe upper into lasted relation to the last and insole and fastening itin lasted position by a fastening which is adhesively secured to theupper and the insole, similarly working other portions of the upper intolasted position and fastening them along the sides of the shoe, lastingthe toe and heel portions of the upper, and thereafter roughening theoverlasted margin of the upper.

LESTER S. MACDONALD.

